ARISS & Future SuitSat Missions

Dayton HamventionMay 18, 2007

Frank H. Bauer, ka3hdo@amsat.org

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)

What is ARISS?What is ARISS?• International program that inspires students,

worldwide, to pursue careers in science, engineering and mathematics through communication with the ISS on-orbit crew via amateur radio

• Local community drawn into this once-in-a-lifetime human spaceflight pursuit

• Provides an experiment platform for new telecommunications techniques

• Promotes interest in the amateur radio (ham radio) hobby as a link to better engage students in science and math

ARISS development, operations and student mentoring is performed almost exclusively by a world-wide

network of amateur radio volunteers who are passionately committed to the above objectives

Ten+ Years Later—Our Accomplishments• 1st human spaceflight freq plan for 2 m & 70 cm• Installed Ericsson 2 m radio system for voice & packet

in the FGB less than two weeks after first crew arrival– Making ARISS the first payload on ISS

• Developed and mounted 4 multi-functional antenna systems by 3 EVAs on the periphery of the Russian service module; supports 2 m, 70 cm, L band, S Band, HF and GPS reception

• Installed UHF/VHF Kenwood D-700E in Service Module, near the dinner table and window

• Successful completion of over 298 international schools—kudos to the operations team and volunteer mentors on a job well done!

• 15 consecutive ISS expedition crews used our radio system to conduct thousands of QSOs with hams on the ground

• Over 15,000 students touched each year• Millions, worldwide have heard an ARISS connection• Witnessing students, worldwide, become scientists and

engineers as a direct result of the ARISS connection• The first Spacesuit satellite—SuitSat-1/Radioskaf

deployed from ISS.

Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP)

www.discoveryreflector.ca

IRLP, Echolink and Internet Streaming Provides a Wider Reach to Schools and Ham Radio Operators

IRLP9010 "Discovery" Reflector

EcholinkAMSAT and EDU_NET Servers

www.amsat.orgCalendar of Events

On-Board Now!Suni Williams, KD5PLD

Greg ChamitoffKD5PKZ

Jan 2009(2J/A)*

Exp. 18 Shuttle crew

Alexander KaleriU8MIR

Michael FinckeKE5AIT

October 2008*Exp. 18

Koichi WakataKC5ZTA

Oct 2008(ULF2)*

Exp. 17 Shuttle crew

Sandy MagnusKE5FYE

July 2008(15A)*

Exp. 17 Shuttle crew

Oleg KononenkoRN3DX

Sergei VolkovMarch 2008*Exp. 17

Garrett ReismanKE5HAE

Feb 2008(1J/A)*

Exp. 16Shuttle crew

Leopold EyhartsKE5FNO

Dec 2007(1E)*

Exp. 16 Shuttle crew

Dan TaniKD5DXE

Oct 2007(10A)*

Exp. 16 Shuttle crew

Yuri MalenchenkoRK3DUP

Peggy Whitson KC5ZTD

October 2007*Exp. 16 Soyuz up

Clay AndersonKD5PLA

June 2007(13A.1)*

Exp. 15 Shuttle up

Oleg KotovFyodor YurchikhinRN3FI

April 2007Exp. 15 Soyuz up

Suni WilliamsKD5PLD

December 2007Exp. 14/15 Shuttle up

FE-2FE-1CDRLAUNCH DATE

* Indicates planning date as of May 2007. Subject to change

Anousheh Ansari

Charles Simonyi

2006-2007 Space Flight Participants

SuitSat-1--Amateur Radio Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) In a Space Suit

• 2-week battery-operated satellite station

• Capabilities:– International Student

Message Downlink– SSTV Picture– Telemetry– School Spacewalk—DVD

with school name, artwork and student names included

• Deployment: Feb 3, 2006• Re-entry: Sept 7, 2006

SuitSat-1 Chicken Little Contest WinnersRe-entry: September 7, 2006 at 16:00 GMT

kg6hsq - 09 SeptemberRichard - 03 October cameron... - 04 October

nalro - 08 September Addison Call - 10 September lucy bullfrog - 24 September

kb3nds - 08 September mike - 08 September Abriana - 15 September

Chad Briggs - 08 September weathernut27 - 07 September andy bond - 11 September

Reidar Larsen - 08 September Stanislav Babenko - 05 SeptJoshauah - 11 September

Kazumasa Ibata - 07 September alex - 31 August Alexander Akers - 06 September

Beth Ransom - 07 September leila - 24 August Ralf Klebermass - 17 August

SW6JIV - 07 September Joanna K W. - 17 August Matt - 17 August

N3RCU - 07 September Jconnop - 17 August Kai Thomas - 12 August

Brian W4OGU - 07 September Kaleb - 17 August Aaron Russo - 10 August

AdultHigh School StudentK-8 Student

SuitSat Future• Design work underway for SuitSat-2*• Expected deployment: February 2008• Expanded educational outreach

– DVD with student pictures– Student audio downlinks– Pre-developed lesson plans (3 levels)– College students supporting hardware/software development

• Hardware Design features:– Proven SuitSat-1 safety interlock– Software Defined Transponder (SDX) system (RF & DSP)– New transmitter, receiver & antenna system– Solar arrays from NASA SMEX-Lite project– Additional sensors– SSTV with up to 4 cameras for SSTV downlink– Up to 4 experiment ports

*The Fine Print—not approved by the space agencies yet

SuitSat-1 Safety Interlock Control Box

The Future• On January 14, 2004, US

President Bush proclaimed a new exploration initiative for NASA---go to the Moon by 2020, Mars next and beyond Mars later

• ARISS team developing Exploration Initiative strategy

• ARISS’s solid performance and outstanding international teamwork is recognized and respected by the Space Agencies

• The challenges will be high due to the long path lengths

ARISS Information

http://www.rac.ca/ariss